The 2019 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament was the postseason women's soccer tournament for the Big East Conference held from November 3 through November 10, 2019. The five-match tournament took place at campus sites, with the higher seed hosting each game. The six-team single-elimination tournament consisted of three rounds based on seeding from regular season conference play. The defending champions were the Georgetown Hoyas.[1] However, they were unable to defend their crown, losing to Xavier 2–0 in the final.[2] This is the first title in program history for Xavier, and the first for head coach Nate Lie.[3]
2019 Big East Conference women's soccer tournament | |||||
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Classification | Division I | ||||
Teams | 6 | ||||
Matches | 5 | ||||
Attendance | 1,137 | ||||
Site | Morrison Stadium Omaha, Nebraska | ||||
Champions | Xavier (1st title) | ||||
Winning coach | Nate Lie (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Brooke Sroka (Offensive) Grace Bahr (Defensive) (Xavier) | ||||
Broadcast | Big East Network (Quarterfinals and Semifinals), Fox Sports 1 (Final) | ||||
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Xavier †‡y | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | .778 | 17 | – | 4 | – | 2 | .783 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown y | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | .778 | 13 | – | 5 | – | 3 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .667 | 10 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 10 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .575 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .611 | 8 | – | 8 | – | 3 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 8 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .475 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .389 | 6 | – | 11 | – | 1 | .361 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | .389 | 8 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | .278 | 5 | – | 12 | – | 1 | .306 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | .111 | 2 | – | 13 | – | 1 | .156 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2019 Big East Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of December 10, 2019 Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll Source:The Big East Conference |
Bracket
editFirst round Sunday, Nov. 3 | Semifinals Thursday, Nov. 7 | Final Sunday, Nov. 10 | ||||||||||||
1 | Xavier | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | Villanova | 1 | 4 | Villanova | 0 | |||||||||
5 | DePaul | 0 | 1 | Xavier | 2 | |||||||||
2 | Georgetown | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Georgetown | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Butler | 1 (4) | 6 | Providence | 0 | |||||||||
6 | Providence | 1 (5) |
Schedule
editQuarterfinals
editNovember 3, 2019 | #4 Villanova | 1–0 | #5 DePaul | Villanova, PA |
1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Higgins Soccer Complex Attendance: 307 Referee: Marc Lawrence Assistant referees: Geoffrey Spector Jerry Werel Fourth official: Edwin Shafter |
November 3, 2019 | #3 Butler | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p) | #6 Providence | Indianapolis, IN |
1:00 p.m. |
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Report |
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Stadium: Butler Bowl Attendance: 200 Referee: Lucas Feathers Assistant referees: Noah Matos Casie Anderson Fourth official: Jacob Johnson |
Penalties | ||||
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Semifinals
editNovember 7, 2019 | #1 Xavier | 2–0 | #4 Villanova | Omaha, NE |
6:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 152 Referee: Lucas Feathers Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso Matthew Seem Fourth official: Brittney Hageman |
November 7, 2019 | #2 Georgetown | 2–0 | #6 Providence | Omaha, NE |
8:30 p.m. ESPN |
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Report | Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 152 Referee: Mark Buda Assistant referees: Jamey Walter Shane LaBenz Fourth official: Brittny Seem |
Final
editNovember 10, 2019 | #1 Xavier | 2–0 | #2 Georgetown | Omaha, NE |
4:00 p.m. EST |
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Report | Stadium: Morrison Stadium Attendance: 326 Referee: Marc Lawrence Assistant referees: Jeremy Kieso Jamey Walter Fourth official: Brittny Seem |
Statistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 1 Goal
- Amanda Carolan (Georgetown)
- Shannon Casey (Villanova)
- Hayley Jakovich (Xavier)
- Carrie Lewis (Xavier)
- Kelly Livingstone (Georgetown)
- Gabrielle LoPresti (Xavier)
- Hannah McNulty (Providence)
- Anja Savich (Butler)
- Brooke Sroka (Xavier)
All-Tournament team
editSource:[4]
Player | Team |
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Grace Bahr^ | Xavier |
Brooke Sroka* | |
Molly McLaughlin | |
Macy Harper | |
Amanda Carolan | Georgetown |
Sarah Trissel | |
Julia Leas | |
Shelby Hogan | Providence |
Mara Rodriguez | |
Kristin Barbour | Villanova |
Conner Huggins |
* Offensive MVP
^ Defensive MVP
References
edit- ^ "2018 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ^ "2019 BIG EAST Women's Soccer Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "2019 BIG EASTWOMEN'S SOCCERRECORD BOOK" (PDF). bigeast.com. Big East Conference. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
- ^ "Xavier Wins 2019 #BIGEASTwsoc Championship". bigeast.com. Big East Conference. November 10, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.